On November 30, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Zhao Lijian presided over a regular press conference. A reporter asked questions. We noticed that yesterday, President Xi Jinping attended the opening ceremony of the 8th Ministerial Conference of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation and delivered a keynote speech entitled “Together in the same boat, carry forward the past, and join hands to build a China-Africa community with a shared future.” Can the spokesperson give further details about the situation?
Zhao Lijian said that President Xi Jinping’s attendance at the opening ceremony of the eighth ministerial meeting of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation and a keynote speech were the focus of this meeting and attracted the attention of the people of China and Africa and the international community. In his speech, President Xi Jinping reviewed the historic achievements of China-Africa diplomatic relations over the past 65 years, and summarized and refined the “China-Africa friendly and cooperative spirit”, that is, “sincere friendship, equal treatment, mutual benefit and win-win, common development, uphold justice, Defend justice, adapt to the current situation, and be open and inclusive”; positively evaluate the achievements of China-Africa cooperation since the Beijing Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation in 2018, and put forward four propositions on building a China-Africa community with a shared future in a new era, namely, persist in fighting the epidemic in solidarity, deepen practical cooperation, and advance Green development, maintenance of fairness and justice; announced the “Nine Projects” of China-Africa practical cooperation in the next three years, covering health, poverty reduction and benefiting agriculture, trade promotion, investment-driven, digital innovation, green development, capacity building, cultural exchanges, peace and security In other fields, China and Africa are called on to work together to inherit and carry forward the “China-Africa friendly and cooperative spirit” and promote the construction of a China-Africa community with a shared future in the new era.
Zhao Lijian emphasized that President Xi Jinping’s speech made a strategic plan and top-level design for future China-Africa cooperation, and drew a grand blueprint for China-Africa friendly and mutually beneficial cooperation in a new era, which was highly praised and highly appreciated by African countries and people. China will implement the solemn promises made by President Xi Jinping in his speech, and work with Africa to implement the consensus of the leaders of China and Africa and the outcomes of the forum meetings, and promote the building of a China-Africa community with a shared future for a new era.
(CCTV reporter Zhu Ruomeng Kong Luyuan)
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